Juan v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service , 55 F. App'x 139 ( 2003 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-1568
FRANCISCO ANTONIO JUAN,
Petitioner,
versus
U.S. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE; THE
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL, John Ashcroft,
Respondents.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals. (No. A73-718-483)
Submitted: December 17, 2002 Decided: January 22, 2003
Before MICHAEL, MOTZ, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Donald L. Schlemmer, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Robert D.
McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Richard M. Evans,
Assistant Director, Marion E. Guyton, Office of Immigration
Litigation, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.,
for Respondents.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Antonio Francisco Juan, a native and citizen of Guatemala,
petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals (“Board”) affirming without opinion the immigration judge’s
order finding Juan removable and denying his application for asylum
and withholding of removal. The Board and immigration judge’s
determination that Juan is not eligible for asylum must be upheld
unless that determination is “manifestly contrary to law.” 8 U.S.C.
§ 1252(b)(4)(C) (2000). We have reviewed the administrative record
and find no error in the Board and immigration judge’s conclusion
that Juan failed to establish a well-founded fear of persecution.
See 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A) (2000); M.A. v. INS, 899 F.2d 304,
307 (4th Cir. 1990) (en banc). Accordingly, we deny Juan’s petition
for review. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and
legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before
the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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